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Ooops! Grand Couloir Mont Blanc
Not Sierra Nevada but interesting nevertheless. I was asked last night whether you should use the cable to cross the Grand Couloir on the Mont Blanc normal ascent route. I said "NO, never". This is the reason why. The guy is left dangling in space playing russian roulette with the stonefall!
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Comment by El Perro Negro on February 17, 2009 at 10:11pm - Think through what would happen if 1 person was taken out by a rock on a rope of 2 or 3. How would those remaining on the rope rescue the situation?
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Comment by Wichitas Reserve on February 17, 2009 at 9:35pm - Isn't the problem that the 'attachment' is too short or not adjustable ?
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Comment by Dennis on February 13, 2009 at 3:43pm - He was lucky to get thus far; sliding across the fixed-cable. Because the cable is also damaged in numerous places, sliding karabiners tend to jam on the burrs of metal created. Luck man... never used the cable since it was first introduced many years ago, seen lots of similar antics though.
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